Military Vehicle Testing

MILITARY VEHICLE TESTING

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Rugged, modular systems

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MILITARY VEHICLE TESTING

ONBOARD, RUGGED DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS

The Challenge:

Field testing military vehicles for durability, ride & handling and off-road performance
Rugged, often remote test environments or in-situ data collection
Complicated test set-ups, including long cable runs that can cause issues with noise
Synchronizing high-speed cameras, trigger, power and communication
Power considerations, especially for long duration test cycles

The Solution:

Ultra-small, rugged DTS data acquisition systems and sensors
Miniature, standalone systems can be placed onboard near point of interest
Modular, user-configurable for a variety of applications and test requirements
Low power draw, systems designed to record for minutes to days
Complete line of ancillary accessories, plus extensive sensor support
Store in place reliability, data writes directly to non-volatile flash memory
Trusted complete solution provider, experts in automotive safety testing

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“Occupant safety is only one aspect of vehicle safety and testing.”

Helmet Recorders

HELMET RECORDERS

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Miniature data recorders & sensors

Rugged, modular solutions

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COMBAT HELMET SMART-SENSOR

TRACKING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES IN U.S. ARMY & MARINE SOLDIERS

The Challenge:

Ultra-small, low power, helmet-mounted shock recorder
Measure head impact and pressure levels in combat events, identify possible head injuries and aid in determining if a Soldier should see immediate medical attention
Analyze and correlate experienced head forces and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI)
Low power unit, able to record up to months in remote locations
Collect data from multiple types of sensors
Easy installation and maintenance
Secure data transmission
Simple software for set-up, download and data viewing

The Solution:

DTS awarded Wright Patterson AFRL contract to develop the Embedded Event Recorder
DTS awarded BAE contract to develop the next generation Embedded Event Recorder, officially called HEADS (Headborne Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Systems)
The HEADS unit weighs only 2 ounces and embeds in the crown of a helmet
7 independent transducers (triaxial accelerometer, triaxial angular rate sensor, pressure sensor)
Unit operates on an internal rechargeable battery and can record for up to 12 months
Store in place reliability, data securely writes directly to flash memory
Trigger thresholds starts record mode, alerts if a soldier should seek immediate medical attention with a possible Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI)
48,000 units fielded to U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan
DTS is a trusted complete solution provider and experts in injury biomechanics
U.S. Army named the DTS Helmet Sensor as one of the “Greatest Inventions of 2011”

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“The HEADS combat helmet smart-sensor helps track and access Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and was named by the U.S Army as One of the Greatest Inventions.”

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Blast Testing

BLAST TESTING

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Ultra-small, embedded data acquisition and sensors

Highest shock rated DAS available

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MILITARY BLAST TESTING

HIGH SHOCK RATED ONBOARD DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS

The Challenge:

Blast measurements to test vehicle design, explosion characterization and occupant injury
High shock rated instrumentation, compact enough to fit onboard test article and in vehicles
In-dummy solutions for injury biomechanics, protective gear & restraint testing
Trailing cables that can get damaged, alter test dynamics or cause issues with data loss or noise
Configurable systems to support low or high channel count tests
Knowledgeable applications engineers to direct test-set up and product selection
Synchronizing high-speed cameras, trigger, power and communication
High reliability factor for critical testing often in remote test locations

The Solution:

Ultra-small DTS data acquisition systems and sensors
Rugged systems designed to embed on or in test article, no special enclosures required
High shock rated systems survivable up to 20,000 g
Modular configuration with user-selected sampling rates up 1 million sps/channel
High rate angular rate sensors up to ±50,000 deg/sec
Store in place reliability, data writes directly to flash memory
Trusted complete solution provider and experts in crash, blast and injury biomechanics testing
Developed first vertical load Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin (WIAMan) for the U.S. Army

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“DTS systems are the smallest, high shock rated data acquisition systems available.

No other solutions come close.”

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Missile/Ordnance

MISSILE / ORDNANCE

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Ultra-small, embedded data acquisition and sensors

High shock tolerant systems

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FUZE, HARD TARGET & MISSILE

HIGH SHOCK TOLERANT EMBEDDED DATA ACQUISITION

The Challenge:

Data collection in very high shock and vibration test environments
Test articles with limited mass and size restraints, no room for protective housing or big batteries
Trailing cables that can get tangled or cause issues with test dynamics or data quality
Reliability and security of data transmission
Synchronizing high-speed cameras, trigger, power and communication
Configurable solutions that support a variety of applications

The Solution:

Ultra-small DTS data acquisition systems and sensors for cable-free testing
Designed to embed on or in test article, systems small enough to fit into artillery round
High shock rated systems up to 20,000 g, proven reliability
User-selected sampling rates up to 1 million sps/channel
High rate angular rate sensors up to ±50,000 deg/sec
Store in place reliability, data writes directly to 16 GB flash memory
Easy to use, intuitive software for set-up, viewing and data export
Trusted complete solution provider and experts in crash, blast and injury biomechanics

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“Finding a solution capable of fitting into a missile or a round of artillery has been a game-changer for R&D and testing.”

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Ballistics

BALLISTICS

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Ultra-small, embedded data acquisition and sensors

High shock rated, high sampling

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LIVE FIRE BALLISTICS TESTING

MEASURING HIGH IMPACT KINETIC ENERGY MUNITIONS DATA

The Challenge:

Ballistics data including live fire, behind body armor trauma (BABT), high impact munitions
High shock and vibration test environments
Short duration tests, high speed sampling rates
Synchronizing high-speed cameras, trigger, power and communication
Reliability, accuracy and repeatability

The Solution:

Ultra-small DTS data acquisition systems and sensors
Rugged DAS and sensors designed to embed in or on test article
Supports a variety of external sensors, plus options for built-in sensors
High shock rated, high bandwidth options
User-selected sampling rates up to 1 million sps/channel
Store in place reliability, data writes directly to non-volatile flash memory
Trusted complete solution provider and experts in crash, blast and biomechanics testing

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“DTS systems have proved ideal for ballistic helmet testing, body armor trauma and less-lethal testing because of their small size and extremely rugged packaging.”

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WIAMan

WIAMan (Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin)

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Embedded data acquisition systems

In-dummy integration and ATD development

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WIAMan BLAST TEST ATD

U.S ARMY WIAMan BLAST DUMMY

FIRST VERTICAL LOAD MANIKIN WITH INTEGRATED IN-DUMMY DAS

The Challenge:

Improve military vehicle designs to better protect soldiers in underbody blasts
Current automotive crash test dummies are designed for either frontal or side impact testing
Tight space constraints in military vehicles for test instrumentation
High channel count tests, including set-up and positioning ATDs with large umbilical of exit cables
Cable management, issues with noise, data loss and damaged or tangled cables
Manikin needed to withstand repeated vertical acceleration blast pulses in the lab and live fire tests
Limited biomechanics data available to support development of a new ATD

The Solution:

U.S. Army assembled an expert team of government, industry and academia partners
DTS was named the Prime Contractor to develop the new ATD and a new in-dummy DAS solution
Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin (WIAMan) is the first underbody blast dummy designed for vertical load testing
Designed and manufactured a sophisticated, modular in-dummy DAS solution
Required extensive biomechanics data research, utilized new ATD manufacturing techniques and materials
Engineered to support 150+ channels of SLICE6 distributed throughout WIAMan utilizing Ethernet
SLICE6 reduces in-dummy cabling and connectors by up to 75%, and has only a single external communications/power cable which can be disconnected for test, making the ATD fully autonomous
Utilizing the IEEE 1588 time protocol standard for achieving clock accuracy in the sub-microsecond range for precise synchronization across all data channels both within the ATD and when using multiple ATDs in a single test
Store in place reliability, data writes directly to non-volatile flash memory
Proven reliability of ATD and DAS through hundreds of simulated, laboratory and live-fire tests

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“Accurately measuring the forces that a soldier may experience in the field is critical to developing new vehicle designs and gear to help to keep warfighters safe.”

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